Cahit Zarifoğlu
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| Born | Abdurrahman Cahit Zarifoğlu 1 July 1940 Ankara, Turkey |
| Died | 7 June 1987 (aged 46) Istanbul, Turkey |
| Nationality | Turkish |
| Genre | Poem, novel |
| Notable works | Poems, Yaşamak |
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Abdurrahman Cahit Zarifoğlu (1 July 1940 – 7 June 1987)[1][2] was a Turkish poet and writer.
Life
[edit]Zarifoğlu was born in Ankara in 1940 and he grew up in Kahramanmaraş. He started writing poetry during his high school years at Kahramanmaraş High School. After high school, he went to Istanbul and studied German language and literature at Istanbul University. He published his poems in Diriliş magazine. He was a contributor to the magazines Yeni Dergi, Soyut, and Papirüs between 1961 and 1971.[3] In 1976, he published some of his poems, stories, diaries and conversations in Mavera. He was also one of the founders of this magazine.
He worked as a teacher several times. When he was publishing the Mavera magazine, he was also working in TRT as a translator. He died in 1987. His grave is in Küplüce Cemetery in Beylerbeyi.[4]
Bibliography
[edit]Poetry
[edit]- İşaret Çocukları (1967)
- Yedi Güzel Adam (1973)
- Menziller (1977)
- Korku ve Yakarış (1986)
- Gülücük (1989)
- Ağaç Okul (1990)
Diaries
[edit]- Yaşamak (1980)
Stories and Novels
[edit]- İns (1974)
- Serçekuş (1983)
- Ağaçkakanlar (1983)
- Katıraslan (1983)
- Yürek Dede ile Padişah (1984)
- Savaş Ritmleri (1985)
- Motorlu Kuş (1987)
Theatre
[edit]- Sütçü İmam (1987)
Essays
[edit]- Bir Değirmendir Bu Dünya (1987)
- Zengin Hayaller Peşinde (2006)
Other
[edit]- Okuyucularla (2009)
- Mektuplar (2010)
References
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- ^ "Haber 7»KÜLTÜR Zarifoğlu 25'inci ölüm yıl dönümünde anılacak". haber7. 5 June 2012. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
- ^ Yürekli, Mustafa (7 June 2009). "Cahit Zarifoğlu üçüncü askeri müdahalede öldü." haber7. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
- ^ Barış Büyükokutan (2017). "In pursuit of non-Western deep secularities: selfhood and the "Westphalia moment" in Turkish literary milieux". New Perspectives on Turkey. 56: 24. doi:10.1017/npt.2017.3.
- ^ "He introduces himself". Archived from the original on 11 December 2010. Retrieved 11 February 2011.
